--Company also announced that helmets will be required for all children's group ski and ride lessons and as part of their rental packages

BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 13, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Vail Resorts, Inc.
(NYSE: MTN) today announced that, beginning with the 2009-2010 winter season,
the Company will require all employees to wear helmets when skiing or riding
on the job at each of its five mountain resorts: Vail, Beaver Creek,
Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly. Helmets will be provided to every
employee next fall as part of their standard uniform for working on the
mountain. This new initiative is part of Vail Resorts' overall commitment to
skier and snowboarder safety programs.

"At Vail Resorts, the safety of our employees and guests is a top priority
and we believe the time has come for us to take our commitment to safety to
the next level. Our employees will set the example next year for all who enjoy
skiing and riding our slopes," said John Garnsey, co-president of Vail
Resorts' Mountain Division and chief operating officer of Beaver Creek Resort.

The Company also announced that it will require all children, ages 12 and
under, who participate in a group lesson through one of its five resorts' ski
and ride schools to wear a helmet. Furthermore, a helmet will become a
required part of any child's (ages 12 and under) ski and snowboard rental
package offered at all of Vail Resorts' retail and rental outlets, unless a
parent or legal guardian signs a waiver to decline use of the equipment.

"We firmly believe when children are participating in our ski and ride
school programs that we must provide them with the proper equipment that
promotes enjoyment of the sport while also reducing the possibility of injury.
Even though we will now require children in our ski and ride schools to wear
helmets and make them a mandatory part of every child's rental package, we
strongly recommend the use of helmets for all of our guests, regardless of
their age or ability level," said Blaise Carrig, co-president of Vail Resorts'
Mountain Division and chief operating officer of Heavenly Mountain Resort.

About Vail Resorts

Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading mountain
resort operator in the United States. The Company's subsidiaries operate the
mountain resort properties of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone
mountain resorts in Colorado, the Heavenly Ski Resort in the Lake Tahoe area
of California and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole,
Wyo. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company,
manages casually elegant properties across the United States and the
Caribbean. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning,
development and construction subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is
a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN).
The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website
is www.snow.com.